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- Moon - Wikipedia
The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite It orbits around Earth at an average distance of 384 399 km (238,854 mi; about 30 times Earth's diameter) The Moon is tidally locked to Earth This makes the Moon's near side face Earth always the same way, and synchronizes its rotation period to its orbital period (lunar month) of 29 5 Earth days
- Earths Moon - Science@NASA
Earth’s Moon is thought to have formed in a tremendous collision Ancient ice hidden deep in permanently shadowed craters H20 molecules on the sunlit lunar surface Humanity's search for water on the Moon began hundreds of years ago Here's a brief history of discoveries leading up to the confirmation of its presence
- Daily Moon Guide | Observe - Moon: NASA Science
NASA's interactive map for observing the Moon each day of the year WHAT WILL YOU SEE? This shows the Moon’s current phase in two ways: the percentage of the Moon’s nearside that is illuminated by the Sun, and how many days have passed since new moon
- What Are the Moon’s Phases? - NASA Space Place
We describe how the Moon looks with the eight Moon phases, or shapes: If you have looked into the night sky, you may have noticed the Moon appears to change shape each night Some nights, the Moon might look like a narrow crescent Other nights, the Moon might look like a bright circle
- Its Official: Scientists Confirmed Whats Inside Our Moon
The inner core, the team found, also has a density of about 7,822 kilograms per cubic meter That's very close to the density of iron The Moon as captured by Andrew McCarthy and Connor Matherne Curiously, in 2011 a team led by NASA Marshall planetary scientist Renee Weber found a similar result using what were then state-of-the-art seismological techniques on Apollo data to study the lunar
- In Depth | Earths Moon – NASA Solar System Exploration
The brightest and largest object in our night sky, the Moon makes Earth a more livable planet by moderating our home planet's wobble on its axis, leading to a relatively stable climate It also causes tides, creating a rhythm that has guided humans for thousands of years
- The moon — A complete guide to Earths companion | Space
Learn how Earth's moon formed, how its orbit affects Earth's tides, why solar and lunar eclipses happen and the history of lunar exploration
- Everything you need to know about the Moon | Astronomy. com
The Moon is Earth’s only permanent natural satellite, and it’s the fifth-largest satellite in our solar system
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